EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G3 - Coniferous woodland > G3.3 - Pinus uncinata woodland > G3.32 - Xerocline Pinus uncinata forests

Xerocline Pinus uncinata forests

English name: Xerocline mountain pine forests

Description (English)

Pinus uncinata forests of the inner Alps, of the western outer Alps and the Jura, and of Pyrenean sunny slopes (adrets), accompanied by a shrubby undergrowth in which Rhododendron ferrugineum is absent or rare, while Juniperus nana, Juniperus hemisphaerica, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Arctostaphylos alpinus, Erica herbacea, Rhododendron hirsutum, Cotoneaster integerrimus, Daphne striata, Dryas octopetala or Polygala chamaebuxus may be prominent.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G3.32
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Subalpine and montane Pinus uncinata forests (if on gypsum or limestone)	9430	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Juniperus nana

Conifers Pinus uncinata

Flowering Plants Arctostaphylos alpinus

Flowering Plants Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Flowering Plants Cotoneaster integerrimus

Flowering Plants Daphne striata

Flowering Plants Dryas octopetala

Flowering Plants Erica herbacea

Flowering Plants Polygala chamaebuxus

Flowering Plants Rhododendron ferrugineum

Flowering Plants Rhododendron hirsutum

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Juniperus nana		Conifers
Pinus uncinata		Conifers
Arctostaphylos alpinus		Flowering Plants
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi		Flowering Plants
Cotoneaster integerrimus		Flowering Plants
Daphne striata		Flowering Plants
Dryas octopetala		Flowering Plants
Erica herbacea		Flowering Plants
Polygala chamaebuxus		Flowering Plants
Rhododendron ferrugineum		Flowering Plants
Rhododendron hirsutum		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	42.42	Xerocline mountain pine forests	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.2.	Coniferous forest	n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment	01	Subalpine conifer vegetation in nemoral zone	wider
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	6.6.5	Pinède de montagne	wider

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G3.32	Xerocline Pinus uncinata forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G3.32	Xerocline Pinus uncinata forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G3.32	Xerocline Pinus uncinata forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G3.32	Xerocline Pinus uncinata forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G3.32	Xerocline Pinus uncinata forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G3.42	Xerocline mountain pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	42.42	Xerocline mountain pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	42.42	Xerocline mountain pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	42.42		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	42.42		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	42.42		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	42.42		same

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